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BSE can be transmitted between sheep?
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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtimer" data-source="post: 66275" data-attributes="member: 97"><p>Goat found infected with BSE</p><p>05 February 2005 </p><p>From New Scientist Print Edition. </p><p> </p><p> A FRENCH goat has been confirmed as the first food animal other than a cow to catch BSE. The finding deepens fears that the disease is lurking undetected in European sheep, which are farmed in a similar way.</p><p></p><p>The goat may have developed the disease before the European Union banned potentially infected feed in 2001. Unlike cattle, sheep and goats are thought to be able to transmit BSE to each other, and this would keep the disease circulating despite the feed ban. Also unlike cattle, both species carry the infection in muscle, making their meat potentially more dangerous.</p><p></p><p>There are further fears that scrapie, a BSE-like disease widespread in Europe, might have masked the presence of BSE in sheep and goats. So animals that appear to have scrapie are now being randomly tested for BSE. The European Commission aims to quadruple the number of tests to assess the extent of any infection.</p><p></p><p>Before cattle remains were banned in animal feed, French goats might have run a higher risk of acquiring BSE than sheep or goats elsewhere in Europe. The remains were used as a protein supplement, which is needed mainly by animals that are heavily milked. Goat's cheese is a huge industry in France. Sheep and goats might have been less likely to be affected in the UK, where they are rarely kept for their milk.</p><p></p><p>From issue 2485 of New Scientist magazine, 05 February 2005, page 7</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtimer, post: 66275, member: 97"] Goat found infected with BSE 05 February 2005 From New Scientist Print Edition. A FRENCH goat has been confirmed as the first food animal other than a cow to catch BSE. The finding deepens fears that the disease is lurking undetected in European sheep, which are farmed in a similar way. The goat may have developed the disease before the European Union banned potentially infected feed in 2001. Unlike cattle, sheep and goats are thought to be able to transmit BSE to each other, and this would keep the disease circulating despite the feed ban. Also unlike cattle, both species carry the infection in muscle, making their meat potentially more dangerous. There are further fears that scrapie, a BSE-like disease widespread in Europe, might have masked the presence of BSE in sheep and goats. So animals that appear to have scrapie are now being randomly tested for BSE. The European Commission aims to quadruple the number of tests to assess the extent of any infection. Before cattle remains were banned in animal feed, French goats might have run a higher risk of acquiring BSE than sheep or goats elsewhere in Europe. The remains were used as a protein supplement, which is needed mainly by animals that are heavily milked. Goat's cheese is a huge industry in France. Sheep and goats might have been less likely to be affected in the UK, where they are rarely kept for their milk. From issue 2485 of New Scientist magazine, 05 February 2005, page 7 [/QUOTE]
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